Salman Butt: “Should be playing Test cricket Usman Salahuddin”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt believes batsman Usman Salahuddin deserves to be called up to the Test team right away.
Rashid Latif: “It was Fawad’s right to play, if not in the first Test, then he should have been [picked] in the second Test in Karachi as he could have resolved [the] middle order issues”
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Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes that veteran batsman Fawad Alam needs to be in the Test team.
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Lehmann’s coaching techniques have impressed Haddin
Australia vice-captain Brad Haddin has announced that newly appointed coach Darren Lehmann needs to get the current Ashes squad up to scratch and quick as the first Ashes Test looms over the horizon.
Ganguly is convinced Dhoni played a part in seeing Sehwag dropped
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes current skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni had something to do with the dropping of opening batsman Virender Sehwag from the Test side during the recently concluded four-Test series against Australia.
Raina has vowed to regain his Test spot
India batsman Suresh Raina has never been able to become a regular in the Test side since every opportunity he has been given has turned out to be a major flop.
Root became an overnight hero after his stellar innings against India
England Test coach Andy Flower has warned the cricketing community not to over-hype the early success of Joe Root after there were increasing calls for the 22-year-old to start opening alongside captain Alastair Cook in Test matches and also mounting speculation over which member of the batting line-up he will replace for the upcoming Champions Trophy in June.
Clarke is still amazed at how Tendulkar has continued to excel throughout his 23 years in the game
With Australia already having lost their Test series against India and being on the brink of a 4-0 whitewashing, captain Michael Clarke has admitted that veteran Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s longevity has never ceased to amaze him.
Taylor has responded well since making his comeback
Former New Zealand all-rounder Sir Richard Hadlee has become the latest cricketer to voice his remarks about the recent captaincy dispute involving Ross Taylor, head coach Mike Hesson and New Zealand Cricket (NZC), saying that he believes Taylor’s return to the national side after taking a prolonged break would have been one of the hardest things he has had to have faced in his international career.
Vaughan sees nothing stopping England from beating Australia twice this year
Former England captain Michael Vaughan, who will forever be remembered for ending the country’s 18-year Ashes drought with a remarkable 2-1 victory over Australia in the 2005 Ashes series, believes that the baggy greens do not stand a chance in the back-to-back Ashes series this year as the England team are extremely strong in all departments and have shown that they are intent on keeping the urn.
The ECB will review Thorpe’s performance after the New Zealand series
England have appointed former batsman Graham Thorpe as their new limited overs batting coach for the ongoing limited overs series against New Zealand.
